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January 17, 2011 06:23:08pm |
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Re: The Mosque Richmond VA 05/25/77 |
Cliff's favorite show of all time...
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dark.starz |
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January 17, 2011 06:31:43pm |
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Re: The Mosque Richmond VA 05/25/77 |
Yeah, that's because every note isn't phoned-in!
Bwell,
God Bless,
All The Best.
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Cliff Hucker |
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January 17, 2011 06:48:06pm |
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Re: The Mosque Richmond VA 05/25/77 |
Not even close...
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AltheaRose |
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January 17, 2011 09:55:18pm |
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Wonderful show, and definitely one of the best venue names ever, along with Alligator Alley and Family Dog. Anyone know anything about The Mosque?
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January 17, 2011 11:25:13pm |
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Re: The Mosque Richmond VA 05/25/77 |
I always liked the venue names from the 60's: Dream Bowl, Crystal Ballroom, Seminole Indian Village... : D
And let us never forget the Jai Alai Fronton!
This post was modified by Styrofoam Cueball on 2011-01-18 07:25:13
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January 18, 2011 05:24:04am |
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I always thought the Dream Bowl was a bowl as in football stadium. When I found out it was a bowling alley I couldn't believe it.
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January 18, 2011 05:24:04am |
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I always thought the Dream Bowl was a bowl as in football stadium. When I found out it was a bowling alley I couldn't believe it.
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January 18, 2011 04:07:28am |
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Re: The Mosque Richmond VA 05/25/77 |
Been wondering about the Mosque myself. Great name, terrific show. Capt Cook hauled me on this ship the other day. Been sailin ever since.
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January 18, 2011 05:01:04am |
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I was there a few times in the '80s for non-dead shows. Old theater that seated about 3000 i suppose. Very nice acoustics. It had a front entrance and spires that looked like something out of the Arabian Nights, thus the name. It is still there, although the name has changed to the Landmark Theater. When i drove by it last spring, it looked like it was now a site for musicals and ballets.
Here is a website with some history:
http://www.scottymoore.net/richmond.html
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Cliff Hucker |
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January 18, 2011 06:12:24am |
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Re: The Mosque Richmond VA 05/25/77 |
It's a very cool venue! Perhaps not as classy as Atlanta's Fox, but the acoustics and pleasant small-venue vibe is on par with most of the theaters like the Beacon, Orpheum, etc. the band performed at. Seeing the JGB there was quite a treat.
I can remember parking near the Mosque for Richmond Coliseum shows and wishing the Grateful Dead were playing at the Mosque instead...
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January 18, 2011 07:44:58am |
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Re: The Mosque Richmond VA 05/25/77 |
Yes the Mosque was not only a nicer venue than the Coliseum, it was in a better neighborhood. I lived there from '86-91 and the Dead were banned from the city after the mess the faithful left during the Nov '85 shows. SDH's puke covered shoes are probably still sitting beneath the war memorial outside the south entrance of the Coliseum.
I have never been in the Fox, but drive by it often and i think you are correct. Similar size and age however from what i can see, the Fox is a far more ornate venue inside.
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January 19, 2011 02:09:59am |
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Gorgeous! Seems like it must have been a lot like the Uptown (Chicago) and the Stanley (Pittsburgh) -- splendid old theaters, wonderful atmosphere and an intimate feeling in spite of fitting pretty many people (4,600 for the Mosque, I think the site said). Really the perfect kind of place for a show.
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January 18, 2011 08:14:16am |
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I like the fact that the Dead played Normal, must have been an unusual show. BTW don't bother googling the Richmond venue - unless of course you have tired of being a heathen and wish to convert.
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January 18, 2011 05:58:07am |
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One of my personal faves from that tour. Recording is excellent, and even Donna isn't as terrible as normal...
Seriously though, she is pretty good in this show.
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January 18, 2011 06:24:55am |
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Re: The Mosque Richmond VA 05/25/77 |
Lovely to see praise for Donna. I like Donna!!!
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